Hot skills: Java FX Mobile offers opportunities

JavaFX Mobile is a software platform for advanced mobile devices. It is designed to allow developers to create sophisticated applications and network-based services. The system is built around open and standards-based technologies.

The Java programming language was developed by Sun Microsystems. At Sun's last count in May, there were about 1.5 billion Java-enabled phones in circulation. But, so far, Java on mobile devices has been used mostly for niche applications, such as games.

"The limited success of Java on the client side contrasts sharply with its long-standing dominance in enterprise server platforms and applications," said Gartner. The analyst firm attributed this limited uptake to "a lack of high-productivity developer tools, disruptive changes in user interface libraries, and the lack of control in being able to adapt the technology foundation to meet changing requirements".

JavaFX Mobile was developed by SavaJe Technologies. It was purchased by Sun Microsystems in April 2007.

MSA was developed by Sun and 13 other companies, including telecoms operators, original equipment manufacturers and software suppliers, through the Java Community Process.

What's it for?

JavaFX Mobile standardises the development environment by providing a Java middleware and application stack. This should enable developers to concentrate on applications rather than the particularities of the underlying technology. JavaFX Mobile supports Java ME applications and other standard Java application programming interfaces (APIs).

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